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December 4, 2015
Free Printable Chritstmas Gift Tags
I created these gift tags on my computer just for you! They are my free gift to you when you sign up for the Love My Big Happy Family Newsletter. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from Love My Big Happy Family!! Download you FREE PRINTABLE GIFT TAGS HERE! Please like & share:
Posted in Holidays and Seasons, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
December 2, 2015
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
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December 1, 2015
Getting Organized with a Planning Calendar
Every Thursday evening my sisters and I and our husbands (except mine usually has to work) go out to dinner. We also have season tickets to the local play house so every so often we go to a play on Thursday nights (my hubby usually takes the night off for plays). It just so happened that one Thursday when we had a play scheduled, my husband couldn’t take that night off and my daughter and her fiance had tickets…
Posted in Organization, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
November 17, 2015
Mama’s Cranberry Apple Salad
My Mama used to make an especially yummy Apple Cranberry Salad every year for Thanksgiving. I’ve never seen or tasted anything else like it. It goes wonderfully with turkey or on a turkey sandwich. If you’re making a small batch it is fairly simple to make. If you tripple, quadruple or sixtuple – I don’t thing that’s a real word ;0) – it like we do, it can be a bit time consuming to cut and peel the apples and…
Posted in Holidays and Seasons, Let's Eat!, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
October 30, 2015
My Boos & Ghouls Ready to Trick-or-Treat!
I wanted to share with you pics of my boos and ghouls in their Halloween costumes! So much fun!! I hope you enjoy them. Lion Tamers and Their Little Lion (G4) Han Solo! (G2) A Skeleton and A Witch! (G1 & G3) Here’s a bonus pic from 2014, just ’cause it’s so Stinkin’ Cute! A Knight, a Princess and a Little Tiny Dragon! (G4) Please like & share:
Posted in Holidays and Seasons, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
October 19, 2015
A Perfect Fall Dinner
Beanless Chili with Corn Chips, Fresh Veggies, and Cheesecake Baked Apples! Yummy!! Beanless Chili Here’s What You Need: 3 lbs of Beef Stew Meat 2 – 24 oz Cans of Diced Tomatoes 1 – 6 oz Can of Tomato Paste 1 Cup of Diced Green Peppers 1/2 Cup of Diced Onion 4 Beef Bullion Cubes 2 Tbsp Chili Powder 1 Tbsp of Oregano 1 Tsp Cumin 1 Tsp Sugar Directions: Mix all ingredients together in the crock pot….
Posted in Let's Eat!, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
October 5, 2015
Homemade Kool-Aid Play Dough
The first time I made this homemade Kool-Aid play dough I didn’t know I had to cook it and I was disappointed when I found out. I went ahead and made it anyway and it truned out amazingly and I was so glad I did! It is so soft and pliable and lasts a few weeks in a zip lock bag in the fridge. Here’s What You Need: 1 Cup of Flour 1/4 Cup of Salt 1 Tbsp. Cooking Oil…
Posted in Happy, Healthy, Smart Kids!, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
October 1, 2015
Peanut Butter Cup Cupcakes
I have several peanut butter cup lovers in my family so I came up with this special cupcake variety just for them. Here’s What You’ll Need: 2 dozen chocolate cupcakes (I used a boxed mix to save time, but if you’d prefer you can use your favorite from scratch recipe) 2 dozen full size peanut butter cups 2 dozen mini peanut butter cups Small package of Reese’s Pieces For the Chocolate Buttercream Frosting: 1/2 cup butter, softened (I use salted)…
Posted in Let's Eat!, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
September 15, 2015
Autumn Leaf Sugar Cookies
These delicious sugar cookies are easy to decorate for any holiday or season! Cookies – What You Need: 3 Cups of Flour 1 Cup of Sugar 1 tsp Baking Powder 1 Cup of Butter (I use salted) 1 Large Egg tsp Vanilla Extract Directions: Mix together flour and baking powder. Using your mixer combine the sugar, butter (softened), egg and vanilla extract. Mix well. Gradually add flour and baking soda mixture and mix until dough can be formed into a…
Posted in Let's Eat!, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
September 1, 2015
August 27, 2015
Remembering Our Boys’ Bio Parents
When our girls were 11 and 12, we adopted two brothers who were 13 and 14 at the time. The boys had lost their mom when they were just babies and their dad about three years before. One of the priorities I had at that time was to help the boys have fond memories and feelings about their family. I wanted to make sure they felt like we were an addition to their family, not a replacement. (They still have…
Posted in Family and Relationships, Uncategorized | By LoriGraceH
August 3, 2015
